Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The sapphire-throated hummingbird (Chrysuronia coeruleogularis) is a shiny metallic-green hummingbird found in Panama, Colombia, and more recently Costa Rica. The sapphire-throated hummingbird is separated into three subspecies; Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coeruleogularis, Chrysuronia coeruleogularis coelina, and Chrysuronia coeruleogularis conifis.
Measuring 9 cm (3.5 in), this hummingbird sports a distinctively forked tail, which helps to distinguish it from other similarly sized and colored hummingbirds. The male is metallic green overall, with a violet-blue throat and dark tail. The female has entirely white underparts from throat to vent and distinctive green spots along the sides of the breast.
Due to its large home range and adaptability to habitat change, the sapphire-throated hummingbird is listed as a species of least concern by the IUCN Red List. It prefers to live in mangroves, scrubs, and light forests, however is able to adapt if need be.
The sapphire-throated hummingbird is part of the order Apodiformes, which includes the hummingbirds, swifts and treeswifts. They are part of the family Trochilidae, also known as the hummingbirds, which are distinguished... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 351 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sapphire-throated Hummingbird in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. That is one of Parque Natural Metropolitano's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 350 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Sapphire-throated Hummingbird sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Coiba National Park (Panama, about 10%) and San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Trochilidae
The closest relatives of the Sapphire-throated Hummingbird that you can see in Parque Natural Metropolitano (family Trochilidae, Hummingbirds) are Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (about 50%), White-vented Plumeleteer (about 10%) and Violet-bellied Hummingbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sapphire-throated Hummingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Natural Metropolitano (351 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
